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Web pages for Grade 3 students with research
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Math
- Third Grade Math Extensions
Home Page Web page
created by Math Specialist Edith Lipinski. Needs JavaScript-enabled
browser.
- Science:
Chemical Tests
- Kitchen
Chemistry Want to find out how to make Gluep and Oobleck?
Visit this site for recipes for several different
mixtures which use things found in the kitchen.
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- Science:
Food Chains & Webs
- Biomes and Habitats
Click on an environment to find out about its animals and plants.
- Cyberzoo Animal
List Read about your favorite animal and view the food webs made by
students for each animal.
- The Food Chain Information and a diagram.
Introduction
to Biomes Click on a food web for many environments.
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- KidWings Click on an owl for a dissection of the owl's pellet.
- Picture of a Food Chain Scroll down to the illustration
and the four steps.
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- The Web of Life Follow a spider through the web of life.
Why Do Leaves
Change Color in the Fall? Scroll down to the colorful leaves to find out the answer.
- Why Leaves
Change Color Learn how leaves change in the fall.
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- Science:
Water Cycle
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- Edible
Aquifer Make an aquifer to see how groundwater is stored and
how what we do above ground can affect the water underground.
- Ground Water Aquifers Scroll halfway down to see an excellent illustration of saturated
and unsaturated zones.
- Round
and Round It Goes! The Water Cycle Click on the parts of
the water cycle to find out about them.
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- Thirstin's
Water Cycle Adventure Look at a diagram of a water cycle.
- The Water Cycle Learn about six important processes that are the water cycle.
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- The Water
Cycle Do
plants sweat? How old is the water in your glass? Find
the answers at this site.
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- WebQuest
Water Cycle Learn about earth's water supply.
- Water Science
for Schools U.S. Government site with lots of information
about water.
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- Science:
Weather
- Franklin's
Forecast Learn how to make your own barometer and other weather
instruments.
- Ice
and Snow Learn why ice floats and how snowflakes
are formed.
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- Kids' Weather
Page National Weather Service page with
information about clouds, rain, snow, lightning, storms, air pressure,
droughts, earthquakes and much more.
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- Learning from
Lightning Learn what
NASA is discovering about the two important kinds of lightning.
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- Lexington Weather Find today's weather for Lexington with the sunrise and sunset.
Find current weather for any place in the world as
well as weather conditions as far back as 1994.
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- Lightning Learn about different types of lightening.
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- Miami
Museum of Science Go inside a hurricane, and learn about killer
storms and weather instruments.
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- Snowflake Bentley A collection of twelve of Wilson A. Bentley's snow crystal photographs.
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- United States
Climate Page Maps for
high and low temperatures in the United States for the last 30 years.
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- USA Today Weather Current weather anywhre in the world with links to information
about hurrricanes, tornadoes and more.
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- Weather Channel Weather forecasts with satellite maps.
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- Weather
Watch Meet an expert,
learn about tornadoes and weather instruments.
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- Social
Studies: Colonial Life
- Colonial
Games and Toys Find out what games
colonial childen played, where they got their toys and who
they played with.
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- Colonial
Kids Find out
about home, school, transportation, chores and Native American
friends.
- Colonial
Lexington Hastings
school children take you on a tour of colonial Lexington.
Colonial
Snack Make dried apples,
a snack Paul Revere may have eaten!
- Colonial
Williamsburg: A Day in the Life Visit the Day in the Life Online Activities.
Virtually dress the people of that time period.
Herbal Remedy
If you were sick in the 1700s, you might drink
mint tea.
- Hornbook
Collection Find out about hornbooks and
battledores.
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- How to Make Corn
Husk Dolls Use
these directions to create your own doll.
- Paul Revere Click to find out about Paul Revere's life, his midnight
ride, his silver shop and his foundry and copper mill.
- Really Neat Books. What is a battledore? Were hornbooks made from cows' horns?
Find all the answers to your questions at this
site.
- The Revere
Kitchen What did Rachel Revere and her daughters
use for cooking?
- Road to Revolution Game
Answer the questions to get from Boston to Philadelphia.
- Schooling,
Education, and Literacy, In Colonial America Learn about the Dame school, New England Primer and hornbook.
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- Some Cool Artifacts. Find out about slates and magic lanterns.
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- You Be the Historian See if you can learn what life was like
200 years ago for a family in New Castle, Delaware.
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- Social
Studies: Slavery in the 19th Century
- Abraham Lincoln Click on the timeline of Abraham Lincoln's life to get more
information and to see photographs.
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- Abraham Lincoln In depth look at Abraham Lincoln and the people in his life.
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- Abraham
Lincoln Do you
know what Lincoln carried in his pockets?
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- Abraham Lincoln
Online Click Frequently
Asked Questions and Historic Sites to find out about
Lincoln and visit his home.
Civil
War Jump back in time to the Civil war.
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- Frederick
Douglass Find out
about a leader in the abolitionist movement.
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- Harriet Tubman Homepage Links to information about her life, her home, and
other web sites.
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- Harriet
Tubman Learn about
how slaves escaped to freedom along the Underground Railroad.
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- Underground
Railroad Follow
in the footsteps of a slave before the Civil War. Will
you escape to canada?
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- Underground
Railroad Find out
about how slaves escaped to freedom.
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- U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 Click on the timeline of the U.S. Civil War to get more information
and to see photographs.
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- Social
Studies: Industrial Revolution and the Lowell
Mills
- Boott
Cotton Mills What is this structure? Find out
about Lowell in the 1800s.
- Boot Mill
See photographs of the Boott Mill and Boarding house in Lowell.
- Gilded
Age 1878-1889 Find out about the growth of industry and
the development of the railroad.
- Inventors
and Inventions 1801-1850 Search by inventor
or invention.
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- Inventors
and Inventions 1851-1900 Search by inventor
or invention.
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- Inventors
of the 1800s Search
by inventor or invention. Includes a timeline.
- The
Lowell Mills Look at photographs of lowell, the mills and factories,
the workers and textile machines.
- The
Mill Girls Read about the young women who worked in the mills,
- and look at photographs of the machinery,
mills, and boarding houses.
- Products
of the Lowell Mills Learn about what the Lowell mills
made.
- Technology
Timeline Find out
about American inventions from 1752 to 1990.
- Virtual Visit to
the Lowell Mills Learn about working at a Lowell mill.
- Who
Invented the . . . Did you know that the fax, the lawnmower
and the dishwasher were all invented in the 1800s? Use the
timeline to find out about many different inventions and
then click for more information about them.
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- Social Studies:
Government
- Ben's Guide: Benjamin
Franklin Learn about
Ben Franklin as a printer, librarian, inventor and statesman.
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Guide to our country, states, symbols and historical
documents.
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- Social
Studies: Geography
- 50 States and
Capitals Find out about states and U.S. territories.
- Merrium-Webster's
Atlas Scroll to the U.S. and a state to get
a map and information.
- National Geographic
Map Machine Click on
any state to find its facts and map.
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Social Studies:
Famous Bay Staters
Alexander
Graham Bell Information
and photographs of his inventions.
Famous
Baystaters Learn about famous politicians,
authors, scientists and artists from Massachusetts
in this webquest.
Lewis Howard
Latimer Read about this scientist born in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
World of Benjamin Franklin Click on links to find out about Franklin as an inventor,
scientist and printer.
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Social Studies:
Massachusetts
American History
and Art from Massachusetts Click on activities to learn
about life in Massachusetts.
Boston
See the sights of Boston.
Boston Harbor Islands
Visitor Guide Click on an island to find out its
history and environment.
Boston Tea
Party Find out about what happened in 1774.
Explore
Massachusetts Read stories about NECCO
wafers and Fenway Park.
The 54th Massachusetts and
the Assault on Fort Wagner A concise depiction of the battle fought by the
African American regiment that was later immortalized
in the Shaw Memorial on the Boston Common.
Kids' Zone
Take a quiz about the State House, learn how the ladybug became the state
bug and find out what's under the golden dome.
Lowell Visit
Lowell’s website.
MassMoments A
daily almanac of Massachusetts history that you can search by date, map
or subject.
Massachusetts
Find maps and information about our state.
Massachusetts Lights
Visit Boston Light and many others along the coast.
Mayflower Compact
Learn which 41 Mayflower
passengers signed the Compact.
The Mayflower Web Pages Information about the ship, its voyage
and passengers, including children on board.
New Bedford
Tour New Bedford
Old Sturbridge
Village Explore an 1830s
Massachusetts village. Excellent photos and information.
- Plimoth:
1621 Compare the lives of the Pilgrims
and Wampanoags in 1621.
Salem Find out about
the history of Salem from its beginnings in 1623.
Salem Visitor’s Guide Find
out about Salem
Springfield
Did you know that Dr. Seuss was born here?
Thanksgiving Visit Plimoth Plantation or link to information about Plymouth
and the Pilgrims. Includes Woodland Indian recipes
and information.
Voyage on the Mayflower Meet the passengers
and explore the ship.
Wampanoag
Tribe Find out about the Wampanoags and their
way of life.
What's Under
the Golden Dome? Tour one
of the oldest and historic state houses and find out how
Massachusetts laws are made.
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- World
Languages: Spanish
- Cinco de Mayo The site provides information on Cinco de Mayo, an important
Mexican celebration, along with links to other sites
that tell about the holiday. It was awarded a "Times Link"
citation by the Los Angeles Times in May, 1997.
- Dia de los Muertos Celebrate the Day of the Dead with recipes, crafts, and
video.
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- Diego Rivera Web Museum Read about the life and see the paintings of one of the
greatest artists of the 20th century.
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- Dictonary of Spanish Tranlate words from Spanish to English and from English
to Spanish.
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- E-Mail
Classroom Exchange Helps
Classrooms to meet and correspond with other classrooms
through the Internet; users can search, browse and contact
classrooms listed in the online database or submit a profile
of their own classroom.
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- Mexico
for Kids Click in the
upper corner to see this site in Espanol.
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- Sounds of World's
Animals Pictures of
animals with printed versions of the sounds they make.
This site takes you to Spanish, but provides links to other
languages.
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Date Last Modified:9/28/07.
Criteria:
Sites on these pages have been reviewed by Lexington
(MA) School Librarians using the following criteria.
- grade level appropriateness
- curriculum enhancement
- accuracy/authenticity
- readability
- ease of student use
Disclaimer: To the best of our
knowledge these links have been selected using the above
criteria. The Internet is a constantly changing environment
and we cannot be held responsible if students link to unknown
material. We recommend that all sites be reviewed by teachers
or parents before use.
Copyright Notice: Internetsite annotations and library
logo copyright 1997 by the Department of Libraries and Information Technology,
Lexington Public Schools, Lexington, Massachusetts. Permission granted to
print this page for non-commercial purposes only in its entirety.
This page was developed during the
summers of 1997 and 1998, supported by a Lexington
Education Foundation grant to the Lexington
Public School's Department of Libraries and Information Technologies. Authors
and developers were Linda Corbett, Library Media Specialist, Fiske Elementary
School; Margaret Donovan, Library Media Specialist, Lexington High School,
and Web Manager; Susan Lum, Library Media Specialist, Lexington High School;
Martha Stanton, Coordinator, Libraries and Information Technologies; Arden
Veley, Library Media Specialist, Clarke Middle School; and Caryn Werlin,
Library Media Specialist, Bridge Elementary School.